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About Kembel Tax Services

David Kembel

Having met and married the love of his life, after Virginia Tech David began a career at the United States Postal Service. Being a numbers and a people person, he started preparing taxes from his home office in 1992. After 18 years of government work, David left the Post Office in 2004 and opened the current Roanoke location. Now, 14 years later, we have 5 additional full time, year-round employees which includes 3 family members and a second location in Salem. Other than taxes, David is licensed for Life and Disability Insurance and enjoys assisting clients with not only taxes but Retirement Planning. When not working, David and Priscilla enjoy traveling and spending time with family. Maybe the occasional round of golf!

Austin Kembel

Upon graduating Lord Botetourt and after Virginia Western, Austin Kembel entered the Insurance business before becoming the first full-time family member to join our team. Austin is not only adept at income tax preparation, but he also spends a lot of time with our Life and Disability Insurance clients. He primarily manages the Salem office and keeps both offices up to date with the latest in technology. When he's not working Austin is an avid sports fan.

Priscilla Kembel

After 20 years of office management at Allstate and Carilion, David's wife Priscilla came on board full-time in 2017. She's been instrumental in running both offices and making sure things run smoothly. Along with traveling with David and spending time with family, Priscilla enjoys the outdoors and her pets.

Michelle Kembel

Michelle is the youngest of David and Priscila's three children. She graduated in three years from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science degree in May of 2018. While she's worked around the office for years, she is now employed full-time helping manage the office, preparing taxes and is also licensed for Insurance. Michelle enjoys sports of all types, but after her own volleyball career, she began as an assistant coach with the JV and Varsity volleyball teams at Lord Botetourt.

Lisa Edwards

Lisa joined us in the Fall of 2018. We are so excited to have her! She brings 22 years of experience not only preparing income taxes but managing other tax preparation offices. She's an Enrolled Agent, meaning she can represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service. Lisa's experience extends to bookkeeping and payroll services. She's easy to talk to, a good listener and can make the complicated tax code sound a little less intimidating. Lisa works at both our Roanoke and Salem offices during tax season. When not working, her favorite hobby is spoiling her granddaughter.

Tricia Nichols

Tricia is one of the first friendly faces you'll see when you enter the Roanoke office. She has been in office administration for 15 years. Because she can't say no, she's helped David off and on for the past 10 years and now assists all year round. She helps us with administration, bookkeeping, payroll and generally keeps David focused on running the business. When not in the office she enjoys being with her children and making memories with family and friends.